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THE VALENTINE DEMOCRAT
I. M. RICE EDITOR
Thnwdny , May 21 , 1903
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When not paid in advance , Single copies 5c.
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per issue or SC.OO a year.
Ixxal Notices , Obltilaries , Lodge Kesolutlon-
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Brands , l iijohes $4.00 per year in advance
additional space S3-00 per Inch per year ; engraved
blocks extra ; 91.00 each.
Parties living outside Cherry county not per-
rotmlly known nre requested to pay in advance.
10 per cent additional to above rates if over 6
juoatbs in Arrears.
Notices of losses of stock free to brand adver-
flaws.
There's few men who thipk that
this country would go to ruin if it
were not for the cattle king who
buys a car load or two of wire to
fence [ up the lonely sand hills.
There are some of these so-called
cattle kings who buy very little
from the home market and do not
help to build up home industries.
They are opposed to settlement
and civilization , schools and taxa
tion , homes and settlers of honest
intention. They look upon public
improvements as detriment to their
own selfish enterprises and live
mostly to themselves. Our coun
try would be more beautiful xand
inviting if every man lived here as
his home and contributed his tal
ent towards civilization and his
energies to making home a pleas
ant place.
The unlucky number 13 soldier's
widows came up to our city from
Council Bluffs and other places
Tuesday night to file on land.
They do not expect to make their
homes here , but since Uncle Sam
is giving away land they come infer
for their share. There is an agent
up the road by the name of Mc-
Parland whom we understand is
dealing in widows and anyone want
ing a few filings made , may get
them by paying the price. They
don't come high and consequently
it is at present a popular way of
getting a cinch on some land and
shutting out settlers who encroach
upon the western ranch building
industry. "It'may bec6ine' a popu
lar industry if the supply of wid
ows does not become exhausted as
the policy of the government seems
to be in favor of the wholesale dis"
position of land at our U. S. Land
agencies at present.
ADDITIONAL LOCAL
John Shelbourn is in town today. '
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Grandma Clarkson is quite sick.
W. S. Jackson is in Chicago buy
ing goods.
A boy was born Sunday to M.
V. Nicholson and wife.
G. W. Keller and L. W. Cady , of
Pleasant Hill precinct are in town
today.
Mrs. Frank Higgin of Arabia ,
has recovered from her recent
illness.
John West and Miss Inez Petty-
crew visited friends in Woodlake
last Sunday.
Ex Gov. Savage is visiting his son
the proprietor of the Star livery
stable , today. }
J. F. Swain and wife were up
from their home down the Nio-
brara Tuesday.
Henry Stetter and wife return
ed Monday morning from a week
at Hot Springs. Mrs. ' Stetter
feels improved in health.
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Dr. J. E. Snyder , an osteopathic :
physician , has Ipcated in Valentine
and will open up an office at once 3
for the practice of his profession. 3il
Albert Haley tells us that a Mrs. ilI
Green , a colored woman , lost a I
pocket'book ' containing $30 between 0
Valentine and FortNiobrara , Mon 0a 0G
day. a
day.A.
A. H. Sletzgar returned last night n
from his home at Cedar Creek and
a trip through the south during the t ; :
winter. He stopped in town today t (
on business and will go out to his c :
ranch south of Merriman tomorrow , al
We enjoyed a very pleasant visit a ]
with Mm , J ij
I Bert Jeffers returned from
Omaha last Thursday and last
night he and Mall started for
Seattle , Wash.
A. E. Thacher fell down the cel
lar yesterday and came near break
ing his leg catching in , one of the
steps but saved him from a hard
fall.
. Mrs. Elsie Gore returned to her
home after a visit of several days
at Mr. West's at Woodlake. Leo
West accompanied her home for
a visit.
Mrs Charles W. Ray has been
quite ill the past week and has had
poor health during the past winter
but recently has been growing
worse.
R. A. Me Quade has been mak
ing improvements recently at his
place south of the Depot by put
ting up a picket fence and a wind
mill and tank.
Mr. and , Mrs Curtis Gordon
desire to exprss their sincere
thanks for the sympathy and assis
tance of neighbors in their recent
bereavement.
By mistake last week we stated
that the Woman Suffrage meet
ing was to be May 30th instead of
May 20th. The mistake was an
accident and we're sorry for it.
Josh Hitt was in town Tuesday
and as usual with him was cheer
ful. Josh believes that 20 men on
20 farms is better than one man on
20 farms who sends away for what
he buys.
M. P. Jordan was in our city
last Monday from his home at
Arabia. We enjoyed a pleasant
visit with him and Mike set" his
subscription a year in advance to
the DEMOCRAT.
Supt. Travis , of the St. Mary's
Mission School , drove down yes
terday to meet Bishop Hare , who
comes to visit the school. Mr.
Travis" made this office a visit on
business and tells us they are get
ting along nicely.
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John Adamson has built a good
comfortable dwelling on"his ranch
up the Niobrara , about 15 miles
southwest of town , and Sunday
entertained a number of friends.
The walls are of grotto and the
rooms are large and high ceiling.
Commenement exercises at the
M. E. Church Friday evening will
bring out the largest- audience of
the season. Six young ladies will
graduate. Eda V. Broad , Effie
O. Carlson , Anna C. Ladely ,
.Marie E. Nelson , Lucilla E. Stin-
ard , and Agatha C.O'Shaughnessy.
Dan Adamson and wife drove in
from their ranch near Newton the
first of the week , visiting friends
on their way into town. Mrs.
Adamson has not been very well
and came in to consult a physician. .
They visited with John Adamson ,
southeast of town on the river ,
Sunday.
Wash Honey was in our city yes
terday transacting business with
the County Treasure. He got
through his business too late to
take No. 82 back to his home at
Woodlake and improved the time
by visiting friends during the af
ternoon. Mr. Honey made us a
pleasant call and subscribed for the
DEMOCRAT.
Mrs. R. Anderson , Miss Bernice
Kief who has been staying with
her during the past school year ,
ind Misses LiHie and Clara Collett ,
ivent down to Arabia last Friday
o witness the closing exercises of
he school in district No. 50 wherer
Clinton Collett has been teaching.
Miss Kief and Mrs. Anderson vis
ited at Mr. Kief's until Sunday.
W. A. Pettycrew returned last
Friday morning from a visit to
jrand Island as a delefate to the
Srrand Lodge-of the A. O. U. W.
Ihe ? trains on the U. P. from Fre-
nont were -delayed all night at a
imall station , Clarks , and two
rain loads of delegates had to con-
ent themselves as bestr-they
ould. They reached Grand Island
t seven o'clock Tuesday morning }
nd had a profitable and interest-
vg meeting , / c
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Otto Schwidersky was in town
Monday with a load of hogs from
His farm at McCann. He and Mr.
Hendershot called on us Mon
day evening and watched the edi
tor and S. L. Ellis play chess ,
while trying our Missouri smoking
tobacco.
D. M. Gourley , a prominent
ranchman of Rushville and owner
of a fine ranch in the west end of
Cherry county , was in vtown on
business Tuesday and Wednesday.
Mr. Gourley called on us while in
town and had some cards and en
velopes printed with his stock
brands on them. He also paid for
a year in advance to the DEMO
CRAT. Mr. Gourley by industry
and good management has a nice
bunch of cattle.
Wm. Franke returned from
Omaha Wednesday , where he had'
been in the interest of his Hackberry -
berry Lake Shooting Club. He
has formed a corporation which
consists of 100 shares at § 25 e'ach
and several prominent men , of
Omaha have taken shares. Im
provements will be made shortly
and Mr. Francke tells us that he
expects to get it ready for use dur
ing the summer. It will be owned
by the club and used exclusively
for its members and their visitors.
THE VALENTINE DEMOCRAT ,
type , printing presses and building
and are now owned by I. M. Rice ,
the present editor. We have also
bought a lot of new type and done
considerable repairing of the build
ing. It has taken considerable
money to do this and our bank ac
count needs replenishing , to speak
plainer we think we need money.
If you who owe us a small account
will pay what you can , we will be
thankful to you for responding
when we call upon you.
S. N. Moses drove in.from the
ranch last Saturday , and Sunday
took the train for Omaha where he
will visit with his family for a few
days before starting with his cattle
for his ranch in Butte Co. , S. D. ,
that he purchased since selling out
his interest in the Moses-Hoffack-
er-Anderson ranch in this county.
Mr. Moses is well liked by 'people
.who have the pleasure of his ac- !
qiiaintance and his friends and _
neighbors regret -losing him as a
citizen and fellow stockman. Mr.
Moses orders the DEMOCRAT to be
sent him at Omaha for a few weeks
and then to his ranch in So. Dak. ,
and pays the cash in advance.
Laura Gregg and Gail Laughlin
entertained the ladies yesterday
and last evening with speeches on
the woman suffrage question.
When women get into politics their
meetings will be held in churches.
It seems all right for them to dab
ble in politics. We'll have td learn
to tend babies and do the cooking
and housekeeping. There isn't a
doubt in any one's mind about
woman's knowing more about poli
tics and everything else while they
are debating with you for they will
have their way. Miss Laughlin
unconsciously admitted that they
were poor money makers , while
boasting of women having the
brains of the country , in saying
that they had less money to spend
than the men. In Wyoming there
is a shortage of women and to in
duce them to come they are given
the privilege of voting. Speakers
ilways forget to tell us how many
women vote in Wyoming. Now
ionest ladies , don't you all think
hat men have just as good right
to talk politics in a church as wom
en and to use churches for that
purpose ? If women enjoy so many
more' privileges than the men they
are foolish to put themselves on an
equality with men and thus jeopar
dize their present high standing.
Men by their votes have placed
women in a higher position than
they can claim or maintain in a
struggle with men. It would be
selfish to give yourselves by your
own'vote that which you would not
accord others , so let them vote and
take up their burdens with us , the
privilege , the duty.
J. C. Elder and W. R. Boddy ,
both colored , had some words yes-
teAlay norning and Boddy slapped
and kicked Elder. A few min-
uits later while Boddy was having
his shoes shined Elder came out
of the Palace Saloon with a rock
winch he threw at Boddy but mis
sed him and ran. Two persons
then iold Boddy that he had gone
to get a gun so Boddy stepped up
to his restaurant [ and [ getting his
guri overtook Elder in front of
Bob's Place and struck him over
the head with his gun which acci-
dently discharged putting a bullet
through the heavy plate glass of
'of Bob McGeer's window which
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ranged upward striking the ceiling
and glanced. Boddy was immed
iately arrested and gave bond for
§ 200 to appear for trial.
ni Black Mickey Dead.
l .everlee Fields , a colored man
who has ) been around Valentine for
the past two or three years and
better known as Black Mickey ,
died last Friday evening about six
o'clock at the City hotel , of dropsy.
Mickey had never been very robust
and 'used to sleep in Stetter's ice
house back of the. saloon with only
a few gunny sacks as a bed and
though he did not complain , the
weather was sometimes quite se
vere. This was some two years
ago1. Later he got a job on a ranch
and'we used to meet himatMerri-
mari , the same good natured , cheer-
fuFMickey. Returning to Valem
tihe'to stay the following winter
he was gived a job as porter in one
of the saloons and had been around
most of the time during the past
year. Some one poured some oil
on/.his feet" last winter while he
was asleep' in the back of one of
the saloons "and for a joke set it a
fire. It was a bad joke , for Mick
ey's feet were burned until he
coqldn't wea'r his shoes fcr some
time-after ward and got around very
poqrly. He was buried last Sun
day at the Mount Hope cemetery
unwept and unsung in this
civilized land of ours. A sub
scription paper was circulated to
raise money to defray his funeral
expenses. Dr. Compton waited
on him during his last sickness ,
which was only a few days and few
knew of'his being sick until he was
dedd. Mickey was small of statue
and was probably 26 or 28 years
old. Where he came from no one
seems to know nor whether he had
relatives anywhere.
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The Walcott Barn , First Stable East of Stetter's Saloon.
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